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Spotlight on Society: Police the police

Spotlight on Society: Police the police

Emma Shapiro March 4, 2021
Television needs to depict the tragedies that have occurred in the unlawful killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other unarmed Black people, instead of making us root for our favorite actors.
“Trial 4,” a Netflix docuseries released on Wednesday, follows the four trials of Dorchester native Sean Ellis in a famous Boston murder case from 1993. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Trial 4’ brings attention to famous Boston murder case

Connor Allen November 13, 2020
Netflix’s newest docuseries recounts the 1993 murder of Boston police Detective John Mulligan and the trials of Dorchester’s Sean Ellis.
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Mind Your Business: Vote yes on Question 2

Abbigale Shi October 28, 2020
Ranked-choice voting matters because people deserve to see their legislators represent the issues they care about. Our current electoral system makes it extremely difficult to achieve these changes.
Action Hour is the Boston University Queer Activist Collective’s weekly commitment to anti-racism activism. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s Queer Activist Collective calls on community to fight for social justice

Julia Furnari October 28, 2020
The LGBTQ+ advocacy group holds a weekly "Action Hour," where members call representatives to demand justice for victims of police brutality and race-based violence.
Participants held makeshift signs and flags at the Straight Pride Parade on Aug. 31. The event started in Copley Square and moved downtown, ending at City Hall Plaza. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

DA Rollins petitions to dismiss charges against Straight Pride Parade protester

Mia Cathell September 9, 2019
The petition will ask the Massachusetts Supreme Court to force a lower court judge to accept Rollins's motion to drop the charges against the counter-protester.
Rachel Rollins is the first woman of color to be nominated to serve as Suffolk County’s district attorney. PHOTO BY FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Suffolk DA nominee aims to decrease incarceration in communities of color

Haley Lerner September 13, 2018
Rachael Rollins, a former prosecutor and the first person of color to serve as the general counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, won the Massachusetts Democratic primary election on Sept. 4 for the Suffolk County district attorney seat.
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